Fish lure



May L10, 1932-. |.|Or KUEHN FISH LURE Filed June ll 1931 I nventor Allorney Patented May 10, 1932 UNITED STATES HERMAN or'ro KUEHN, oF DETROIT; MIcHI'GAN Y i FISH LURE f lApplication led .Tune 11,

My invention relates to a fish lure shown 1n the accompanying drawings and more particularly described in the following speciication and claims.

5 The primary object of the invention is to provide a lure adapted to attract the fish through its life-like movement in thewater. In the present embodiment, the lure repre- `sents a frog, and the angler uponcasting the 10 same, reels or manipulates his line by slightly pulling and then releasing the same so as to cause its movable parts,-the` legs of the frog,-due to the resistance of the water to move back and forth in a life-like manner,

Ui which in the instant invention hasv provenr Figure l is a plan view of the lure, showy ing its movable members, representing the legs of the frog, in their initial position.

Figure 2 is a plan and horizontal sectional view of the device, disclosing the mechanism controlling the operation of the legs,- with the latter at the limit of their rearward movement.

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view, taken on or about line 4-4 of Figure 2.

' Figure 5 is another cross-sectional. view i" taken on or about line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings: v

A denotes the body of a frog lure, the upper portion of which is preferably constructed of wood, to provide buoyancy` 1931.v seria; No. 543,651."

B denotes a sheet metal plate', preferably aluminum, having return bends B1 B1, overlapping the lower or body portion, but spaced Y therefronn-,as clearly indicated in Figures 4 and `5 of the `drawings-ft o receive a slidable slotted raclcbar C, extending longitudinally through the device; y

At the front. and rear ends of the rack-,bar f is an aperture (11,-and "attached to it at the forward. endy is a suitable safety snap and swivelD, to.y which the usual fishline is sesl cured. fAt the rear, end of the rack-bar' is engaged a link E, to whichis securedfagrcupz of hooks El, see Figures land 2'. v y F indicates avcoil spring, lodged in a "slot C? formed in the movablefrack-bar C, having one end securedfto'the rack-bar throughan aperture F1, the other .endV being VVengaged to. A.

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plate B into thebody ofthe device. Y Y H denotes 4two pair of swinging .members representing the legs lof a frog, the free ends offsaidV members beingbent at an angle to the body portion toform bladesy which upon drawing the devicethrough'fthe water cause the legs to move back and forth due to the resistance of the water, and the action of the. spring F which -operates to return the legs to'their initial position. The opposite'end. of each leg is formed with a'segmental gear H1, pivoted upon the respective pins'h, extending through the plate B'into the body of the device. y y

The 'teeth'ofthesegmental'gears ofv theI respective swinging4 members mesh with the 'teeth on each side of the 'rack`barfC, andf through the resistanceof the water'and the action of the spring, vthe members H arel caused to swing back and forth vas the anglerk pulls and 'releaseslthe lineV connected with the lure as the line is wound upon the reel, thus causing thelegs to move back and forth throughthe 'Wateras .will be readily understood.rv l Y'. A

It will also befnoted thatthe projectingl is.I

bar extending longitudinallythrough the device; a plurality of swinging vmembers pivoted therein, each member having a segmental gear at one end in mesh with the rack-teeth of the bar, the free ends of said swinging members extending through openings in the side walls of the device, the ends being bent whereby they may encounter the resistance of the water when submerged.;` means .for securing a hook to one end of the rack-bar;

the walls of the sheet metal plate, having at one end segmental gears" in mesh with the teeth of the rack bar, the free ends of said swinging members extending through slots in said plate with the ends of the swinging members bent at right 'angles to the body portion thereby offering greater resistance to the water in which the device is submerged.

In testimony whereof, sign this specification. Y

HERMAN OTTO KUEHN.

means attached to the other end of said rack; Y

bar, whereby said rack-bar, and the swinging vmembers may be shifted in 'one direction:

and a spring. to returnsaid rack-bar and swingingmembers to their initial position when released from control of said last named means. l Y

2-In a fish lure, a body portion formed of buoyantl material; a sheet metal platehaw. ingl return bends overlapping the body of theA plate but spaced therefrom; means for at- Y i taching said metal plate to the-body portion:

4a slidable rack-bar lodged between the spaced Walls of the sheet metal plate, extending longitudinally 'through the device; means for attachingr a hook to one end of said rack-bar:

` means to be attached to the' other endof said .rackbar.1whereby the rack-bar may be shifted in relation tothe body of the device;` a spring attached to the rackbar for automatically returning said'rack-bar to its ini-v tial position; a plurality of swinging meni- `bers pivotedV Within the Walls of the plate provided :at one-end with segmental lfears respectively in mesh with the teeth of the rack-bar. the'free ends of said swinging'members extending beyond the wallsv of the device that they may encounterthe resistance of the waterfwhen inuse. 'a

Ina fishlure, .a body portion formed i of buoyant material,a sheet-metal plate bent longitudinally to overlap the body of the platebut spaced therefromto receive a slidable bar; means for attachingthe'metal plateV l Y to the body portion; a slotted slidable rackbar extending y longitudinally through lthe device between .thegspaced walls ofthe sheet metal plat'egcmeans for attaching a plurality ofhooks to one endv of said rack-bar; `mea-ns for attaching'a yfish `line to the other endl of said rack-bar, whereby the rack-bar Vmay be manually Vshifted -longitudinally in relation to the body of the device; a spring lodged in the slotfformed insaid rack-bar with one end attachedto a pin extending throughthe sheet metal plate and;rac'k`-bar,the other end of said V65spring being attached to the rack-bar; avplu- Y rality ofswinging members pivoted between 

